Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1887-02-16
SCIENCE VERSUS LOVE.
A Conflict in Which the Latter
Was, OF Course, Victorious
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"What's the mattcri what's tho mat
ter my boy! Sit down. Sit down an6
quiet yourself and then tel me what's tho
matter"
1hatsthcway talked 20 Clcm-short foi
ClcmCnCc- Alturtis as / took him by the
arm ono day when nc rushed wild-eyCC
uud thick SPECIFIED into my Office, ant
seated him on the lounge.
doc" he suid In helpless tone-my
profession is that Of n Thysician-"I'n
crrgy. I can't collect my thoughts, and the
pain In my head drives me mad"
II know IT," said "l'vo told You T.
would Ne 40 many times. You have "a bur
Tiugin Tho ears, black spcC!ss floating be
fore the eyes. and
Yea Veal that's a. Nervous twitche,
NJ the muscles 81 the face and numbncss
ef tho limbs. and"
depression OF mind aud mclancholia,'
went on.
~ disposition 10 suicide" hc almost
shouted. II feel IL almost necessary e
commit suicide. Doc, what'n doi Howl
7 stop u! Eh. How'll keep from blow
ing out my brainsi'
Nonsense" suid, angrilv. "Donr
talk 90 me about braiEs. If you 60 on tho
way you are going now you won't have any
braiits TO btov out In few days. Your
be in lunatic asylum, as brainlcss as 4
boru IDIOT"
~ know So know it, and Clcm wrune
his hands wildly endCavorcd TO spring
from tho lounge, but forced him back in:C
his scat.
"Nnd 30 am determined to pu, an 6nd
"a My life at once God bless you! God
byol 1 can't endure this agony any
longcrn and once moro he made an Ell ri
90 rise.
"Sit siill!' thunicrcd out, now aln )si
angry myself, cor I'll send for n pOl'co
man, aud have you committed TO the Char
tiles and Corrections, TO be examined ag
luuatic. Now, do you really want TO b,
cured OF this attack OF teczccwcez %.
you've gotp'
Yea he said, little more calm ly
finding he had a superior power to contt nC
with
Very we'll then give up all book VIC *
Lay aside pens, ink and paper, go into he
woods, feed the chickens, do any thing, Int
don't read any thing but trash for two
months, and, above all, don't think Of any
thing scientific until next winter without
my permission"
But what's 20 bccomc Of my paper or
The Origin OF the Megathcrium" I'm e
read IL before the Fc ri 20 Fun Society or
rur 18th Of next month, you know, anu Il
isn't half done yeti
claimed, angrily. "if you want % bar 81
your life, or what you have left Of ycuI
senses, for n Megatherium. why take your
Mcgatheriums and do IL, but don't come
bOthcring me about your symptoms. tel
YOU that you must have n complete mcnta.
and physical diversion or you'll be a In ~.
lie or doad man ia a month"
And drop my hook on the Tho Pucriity
of Prehistoric Powcr"" said elem mou IN.
fully.
prop cvcry book. written and UNIV it
ton, and write not line hut an occas ional
letter until tell you that you may"
Tho poor fellow buried his face In his
hands, and sat the picture Of despair, but
knew ! was right. Clem had graduated
from college with high houors, and gone
Co tho bar with high hopes, when sudden
ly his mind had, somehow, become di-
vcrted TO science. IN which, unfortunately,
lie could afford to indulge, from the fact
that he possessed small but comfortable
income, left him by his grandfather, 40
that law could be made only an orna-
mental part OF his life.
Moro than this, he was remarkably
handsome fellow, and, outside Of his
scientific studies, possessed more than
ordinary common sense. The fact was he
had ovcrdone tho matter, and he was suf
icring, accordingly, from insomnia and
ovcrbrain work. Entire aud complete
cessation from study was his only hope.
Just as had told him this there came a
gentle tap at my door, and 20 my sum-
mons Of Come" IL opened, and two la
dies entcrcd-onc, Miss Martha Megrims,
AN old maid of sixty-fivc, my patient, with
nothtng at all tho matter with her but the
Want or exercise and employment, and
who would not wait for me to call ON her.
hut hunted mo down with her means and
troubles daily. Her companion WAS her
niece, Lillian, and "airy. fairy Lillian"
shc was. moro beautiful little creature
| never saw, and never expect to see
again, and as good AS she was pretty.
Their coming, just then, embarrassed
ne exceedingly. could not dismiss Miss
Mcgrims, and | must bear with her usual
half-hour Of groans and gruntS. for which
! was so well rcmuneratcd, and at the
same time | did not care 20 lot Glenn GO
for | knew he was in dangerous con
dition of mind, and | determined that
he might carry out his threat Introduce
ing him and bringing him into cur confer
cncc was out OF the question. and thor,
was but one way for IL, which was to stuff
HIM into my little back room. from whence
there was no escape but by n skylight OF
the door which led into the office.
This turned on him to do when saw
That he had risen from the lounge, ant
was standing rs one entranCed, gazing OF
Miss Lillian Brown with most unmis
taxable lack OF admiration, which l fan
ried was returned shyly by the youn;
lady.
"Clcm, you'll oDlige me IL your ste,
into the next room for few minutes
said, ''I1l soon be disengaged."
Certainly certainly" he said. movin
slowly across the Office, bowling to the tw
ladies as he went. but not. shutting III
coor after him en- his disappearance, $
that he could hear all that might be said
THIS was not much that could entertain q
instruct him. consisting only Of tho Gl
woman usual recounling Oi ,ne iI'aladie
which she could not have possibly had :
she had bcen poor and Obliged to walk ~
stead of ride end the occasional musir0
tones Of Lillian, answering my questions
or encouraging hor aunt liver quarto
Of an hour was passed In this way. whicl
would have been longer had not Lillian
knowing that l had elem In the ohio
RON waiting for INC, hurriOd Mis-
Megrims away.
"Who u that. Doci" said Glen. eagerly
as he rushed back into tho room as soon a
the ONCE door had closed on tho ladies.
That's tho rich Miss Megrims." I said
"shc's got moro money than she's got tim
b spend n In, and so plays sick"
''Oh, pshaw!" ne said. pctulantlv,
don't mean the old one
"Ahl that's her niece and suppOsabl
hcircas Miss Lillian Brown" I replied